Blue Runner Red Beans Recipes

BLUE RUNNER RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Saute the diced bacon bits and ham. (The ham that I used was leftovers from a seasoned ham cooked at Christmas time. The ham was seasoned with Creole seasoning. This added a nice depth of flavor to the final outcome of this meal. To achieve the same effect, you can add 1 tsp of Creole seasoning to this step, if desired.) After five minutes, add the onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic to the pot and cook until the trinity has softened, about 8-10 minutes.
• Carefully pour the chicken stock into the pot along with adding all the seasoning: Creole seasoning, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, white pepper, and the bay leaves. Mix the seasoning in with the added stock and be sure to scrape up any bits of bacon or ham that stuck to the bottom of the pot.
• Add the cans of red beans to the pot and mix well. I feel that two cans is perfect but you could add a third can if desired. If you use a third can and the consistency is to thick, either add more chicken stock or water.
• Bring the pot to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Remove bay leaves and discard.
• Serve the red beans with hot cooked white rice. You can garnish with parsley, green onions, or crumbled bleu cheese.

BLUE RUNNER RED BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Attention, if you use dry beans, a soaking time of about 10 hours is necessary (overnight?) As well as a covered cooking for 2 hours on low heat. The objective is for the grains to be melting under the palate. You canalso achieve this with a casserole or pressure cooker. Remember to keep some ofthe cooking juice (very rich in vitamins) and necessary for the recipe. You canthen keep the "grains" in your freezer or cook them straight away.
• Crush the garlic cloves, ginger, chilli and coarse salt in apestle or a small mixer to obtain a homogeneous paste. Finely chop the onions.
• In a saucepan (a small cast iron pot being ideal), heat 2 tablespoons of oil before adding the onions until they get a russet tint.
• Then brown the crushed spice mixture in the pan. Then turmeric, to adorn them with a beautiful bright yellow.
• Immediately add the red beans with their juice, the thyme and the four spices: stir everything well.
• Cook for about fifteen minutes, making sure to stir occasionally and gently crush about 1/3 of the beans until the juice takes onthe appearance of a creamy velvety.
• Salt and pepper.
• Serve hot, as an accompaniment to chicken curry, sausage,rice or others.

EXTREMELY EASY LOUISIANA HOMESTYLE REDBEANS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Slice the Richard's Beef and Pork Sausage into medium-thin slices.
• Put the sliced sausage into a 3-4 quart pot and brown on low to medium heat. Add the 2 Tbs. of Tony Chachere's Seasoning when sausage begins to simmer and stir. Allow the sausage to brown and crisp, but be careful not burn! Stir regularly until the sausage has browned properly. Do not drain the remaining oil.
• While the sausage is browning, open both cans of Blue Runner Cream Style Red Beans and put aside until the sausage is browned to your satisfaction.
• Lower your heat to lowest setting and add the 1/2 cup of warm water and both cans of red beans to the sausage.
• Add 1 teaspoons Dry Italian Seasoning, 1 teaspoons Ground Pepper and the optional 1/2 teaspoons of Salt and stir well. Pay attention to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot.
• Increase the stove heat to just above the lowest setting, cover and allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Make sure to check and stir every few minutes. If too much liquid has evaporated, add a little warm water and stir.
• Serve over white rice or dirty rice in a 2:1 ratio (Twice the amount of red beans to white rice portion).
• Note: You can substitute Richard's brand sausage with Savoie's brand easily, but if neither is available, you'll have to trust your instincts on what type to get. Most people in Louisiana know and love Blue Runner's brand of home-style beans, so if it isn't available in your area, you can try to substitute with another brand. Chances are it won't taste as good, and you'll have to mash and season the beans more. Local Louisiana Wal-Mart stores should carry Blue Runner, though.
• For an added kick you can use "hot" flavored sausage instead of regular.
• Refrigerate or freeze left-overs. When reheating, add a small amount of water.